Lance Cpl. Jason Hanson USMC

Pfc. Jason Hanson

• Age: 21
• Sex: M
• Hometown: Forks, Wash.
• Branch: Marines
• Unit: 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.

Incident

• Jul 29th, 2006: Killed while conducting combat operations in Anbar Province.
• Location: Anbar, Iraq

Capt. Joseph W. Schultz

• Age: 36
• Sex: M
• Hometown: Port Angeles, Wash.
• Branch: Army
• Unit: 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.

Incident

• May 29th, 2011: Died in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with a makeshift bomb.
• Location: Wardak, Afghanistan

Last full measure......

 

Only One Man Killed Today

ONLY ONE MAN KILLED TODAY
Author Unknown

There are tears and wails in the old brown house
On the hillside steep today,
Though the sunlight gleams on the outer world
There the clouds drift cold and gray.

"Only one man killed," is the tidings read,
"Our loss was trifling; we triumphed," 'twas said --
And only here in the home on the hill
Did the words breathe aught but of triumph still.

They had watched and waited, had prayed and wept,
These loving hearts by the cottage hearth,
And the hope was strong that their darling would walk
Unscathed and safe mid the battle's wrath.

They would have gladly shielded his life from ill,
But their trust was all in their Father's will;
They had felt so sure his love would save
The pride of their heart from a soldier's grave.

Now his wisdom has ordered what most they feared,
And their hearts are crushed by the news today,
"Only one man killed," so the telegram reads --
But for them life's beauty has passed away,

And all the glory and triumph gained
Seems a matter small to the woe blood-stained,
That was in sorrowful strokes, like a tolling bell,
Throbs "Only one man killed," as a funeral knell.

"Only one man killed," -- so we read full oft,
And rejoice that the loss on our side was small;
Forgetting meanwhile that some loving heart
Felt all the force of that murderous ball.

"Only one man was killed," comes again and again;
One hero more among the martyred lain;
"Only one man killed," carries sorrow for life
To those whose darlings fall in strife.

GoldStar mothers homage

 

The Peoples Memorial Association had a very informative website at www.peoplesmemorial.org
The site covers many aspects relating to preperations before death, including costs of various services. There is a section devoted to the concerns of veterans.

Bands

The Sequim City Band plays a free concert at 3 pm on the third Sunday of the month throughout the summer. The band consists of 50+ dedicated musicians, conducted by Chuck Swisher.
Marches, Showtunes and Standards are included in the bands' repertoire.
Concerts are held at the bandstand near Carrie Blake Park.
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